NEWPORT recorded the third highest amount of Covid-19 cases according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.

Fifty-one new cases were reported in Newport, in stark contrast to Blaenau Gwent which reported just 10 new cases - the third lowest in Wales.

There have been 123 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Gwent, and 683 in Wales in total.

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Caerphilly had 24 new cases, followed by Monmouthshire (22) and Torfaen (16).

No new deaths have been recorded in Gwent, but three more deaths have occured in Wales.

Monmouthshire has seen an increase in positive cases, just a day after recording only seven positive results.

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Monmouthshire now has 23.3 cases per 100,000 people, above the Welsh average of 21.7 for the past day (July 28).

Across Wales, 2,292,572 people have had their first dose of the vaccine while 2,036,670 have had two doses.

Here are the cases recorded by area:

  • Cardiff - 62
  • Denbighshire - 56
  • Newport - 51
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf - 50
  • Flintshire - 47
  • Conwy - 46
  • Wrexham - 43
  • Bridgend - 38
  • Swansea - 36
  • Carmarthenshire - 35
  • Powys - 29
  • Neath Port Talbot - 27
  • Caerphilly - 24
  • Gwynedd - 23
  • Monmouthshire - 22
  • Pembrokeshire - 20
  • Torfaen - 16
  • Anglesey - 14
  • Vale of Glamorgan - 11
  • Blaenau Gwent - 10
  • Ceredigion - Nine
  • Merthyr Tydfil - Eight
  • Unknown location - Six
  • Resident outside Wales - 41